Requirements

To qualify for the M.S.L. degree, students must:

  • complete the first year of the J.D. program (27 units);
  • complete four required first-term courses (Constitutional Law, Contracts, Procedure, and Torts) (M.S.L. candidates may substitute an elective for one of those courses); and
  • complete at least 10 graded units of the 12 units required in the second term (the second term is entirely elective and affords opportunities for independent research and clinical experience, in addition to regular courses and seminars).

With approval, M.S.L. candidates may earn up to six units of credit in Yale courses outside of the Law School to be counted toward the M.S.L. degree.

Participants in the M.S.L. program are not eligible for subsequent admission to the J.D. program.

Yale Law School Policy on Satisfactory Academic Progress